East Eagle

The first win came at Southwell in April 2025, suggesting East Eagle needed time and experience before things clicked. Since then the horse has won 2 of its last 6 races, which is a meaningful upturn. For context, across 27 career races that works out to roughly 1 win in every 7, but zoom in on recent form — 1, a pulled-up, 6, pulled-up, 1, 2 — and you are looking at a horse that is running into form right now. It raced just yesterday, which tells you this is a busy, active campaign rather than a horse being wrapped in cotton wool.

The most striking detail in East Eagle's record is what happens at Stratford-on-Avon. Two wins from just 3 races there — that is a 67% win rate at a single track, which is frankly extraordinary. Most horses never dominate a course like that. Whether it is the shape of the circuit, the way the ground typically rides, or simply that Stratford suits East Eagle's style of racing, the result is the same: when this horse turns up there, you pay attention. The most recent win came at Stratford just this week, meaning East Eagle is on a high right now.

The combination of jockey Aaron Anderson and East Eagle has built into something worth noting. Anderson has ridden the horse 12 times and won twice — winning roughly 1 in every 6 rides together, which is slightly above the horse's overall average. That kind of consistent partnership usually means a jockey who knows exactly how to place the horse in a race. Mike Sowersby's yard has sent out 8 winners this season, so East Eagle is contributing to a stable in decent nick.

East Eagle typically competes in Class 5 races — the bread-and-butter level of the sport — and has won 2 of 16 at that level, around 1 in every 8 races. The Stratford form suggests there may be more wins to come, especially if the team keep coming back to a track where East Eagle is about as close to a banker as jump racing allows.